“THE PRICE OF RICE” – by Des Kelly Definitely not nice, is the price of rice AND other foodstuff, so very important for everyone in Sri Lanka to even exist. It is almost impossible for anyone to share the sorry details of what is really happening there, at the moment, so, my thanks go out to Charley Schokman for sending out this true story. This will give e’Lankans everywhere, a chance to see how our homeland is struggling at the moment. Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief) e’Lanka. How do they survive? Sunday Times, May 1, 2022 People fed up as essential food items soar in price by 200-500 percent Essential goods have shot up in prices by 200-500 percent compared to the period when the present government took over in 2019, statistics reveal. Rice, dhal and sprats are no longer affordable essential items. Dhal, which was sold at a price of ...
May 4, 2022
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Articles, DESMOND KELLY
Tagged Chicken, coconut oil, dhal, domestic gas cylinder, Red raw rice, Rice, rof. W. M. Semasinghe, sprats
